Frequently Asked Questions

According to the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) (2022), "Psychotherapy is primarily a talk-based therapy and is intended to help people improve and maintain their mental health and well-being" (https://www.crpo.ca/find-a-registered-psychotherapist/what-is-psychotherapy/). 

Psychotherapy treats a variety of mental health concerns and disorders including symptoms related to anxiety, depression trauma, OCD, and phobias. Therapy can also help with anger management, emotional regulation, codependency, grief, infidelity, suicidal ideations, peer relationships, parenting, school issues, life transitions, and issues relating to the self (self-worth, self-esteem, self-acceptance). 

Although our friends, coworkers, and family members are often well-intentioned, the ones closest to us often provide support in the only way they know how to: to put themselves in your shoes and take on an advice-giving role. This can be especially frustrating when one gets unsolicited advice or advice that is unhelpful, i.e., just forget about it, don’t think about it, just do it, you can do so much better. We may leave the conversation feeling unsupported, unheard, misunderstood, and/or judged. 

Therapists are trained to take a more objective stance, something that a person with an emotional connection to you will struggle with. Therapists can offer a new perspective, provide psychoeducation as it relates to your experiences, have conversations reach incredible depth, and co-regulate for you as you develop distress tolerance and coping skills. 

Yes and no. Treatment outcomes depend on a number of factors. The following are just a few: 

• Readiness for therapy and change
• Therapeutic rapport
  • Do you like your therapist?
  • Do you feel comfortable with your therapist?
  • Do you feel your therapist listens to you and understands you?
  • Do you feel like therapy is collaborative?
• Applicability 
  • Do you agree with how your therapist views your presenting symptoms?
  • Do you agree with/see value in the treatment plan?
• Feelings towards therapy 
• Individual's level of insight
• Your therapist's scope of competence
• Willingness to engage in therapy

An integrative approach allows for the complexity of human beings and allows me to tailor therapy as needed. One week, a client may need a more solution-focused approach, another week a client may want to do trauma processing, and another week the client may want to focus on coping strategies. An integrative approach gives me the flexibility to meet the client where they are at any given time. 

Clients have typically seen noticeable results within 10 sessions or so; however, the length of time depends on each individual. 

Factors including readiness for therapy, symptom severity, frequency of sessions, level of engagement, co-morbidities, budget, emotional capacity, and goals for therapy, will all affect the length of time a client is in therapy.

The first step is booking a consultation to see if we are a good fit. If you choose to proceed, we will book our first session and you will receive an email with the intake and consent form that is to be filled out by our first session. The first 10-15 minutes of the session are dedicated to going over your rights as a client, my legal responsibilities as a therapist, and company policies. From there, we prioritize what you deem most important to address. If you aren't sure what to talk about or how to start, not to worry! That is something I can help you with. 

Insurance coverage will depend on your individual policy. Your policy must include coverage for a "psychotherapist". Please note that a psychotherapist differs from a psychologist, a psychiatrist, or a social worker.

I do not do direct billing. I will send you a receipt once the payment is processed, which you will then need to submit to your insurance for reimbursement.